Systems Administrator

Collins Mcnicholas Recruitment

Waterford

Systems Administrator. Permanent. Waterford. Role Responsibilities: Design, Installation, Configuration and Maintenance of hardware, operating systems, and network infrastructure devices. Upgrading systems with new Operating System releases and patches. Management of the network of servers world-wide in data centers and on cloud providers. Setup of performance and availability processes and metrics for key processes and systems using proprietary and in-house network management solutions. Monitoring the performance and availability of key processes and systems. Assisting with hardware, telecom and software vendor evaluation and recommendation. Creation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of PTP VPNs. Maintenance of hardware inventory and asset configuration. Liaising with customer and partner System Administrators and IT workgroups as required. Development and implementation of best practices for hardware, firewall, telecom and network management. Interaction with customers, vendors and staff at a technical level, as required. Working with internal workgroups and customers to promote I.T. Security Best Practices. Installation and maintenance of various cyber security applications (IDS, WIPS, DLP, 2-factor authentication. Configuration and maintenance of private virtual server hardware and software (i.e. OpenStack. Skills, Experience and Qualifications: A degree in information technology, computer science, computer engineering or a related field. Proven experience as a System Administrator in I.T, Telecoms, Networks industry. Industry certification in System Administration would be considered a plus. Hands-on skills with management of server hardware and cloud environments (both owned and on cloud providers such as Amazon AWS. Advanced computer networks knowledge and experience. Cisco CCNA certification or similar would be considered a plus. Strong knowledge and experience with Operating Systems (RedHat Linux, Ubuntu. Knowledge of system security (e.g. Intrusion detection systems, data backup and recovery). Digital forensics a plus. Comfortable using DevOps tools (Ansible, Chef, Puppet, Docker, OpenStack) a plus. Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Perl, bash or Groovy. Advanced troubleshooting and problem-solving skills. Strong time management skills including prioritizing and planning. Strong oral and written communication skills. Ability to work on own initiative. This job originally appeared on RecruitIreland.com.

2093 days ago